Busy Week!

Very busy week!  Trying to get client quilts done before I leave for Maryland.  And lots of other stuff going on too.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      First thing, this is the really cute Christmas postcard I received from Mary today as a part of our family exchange.  Really cute...love the tree lights!  Thanks Mary!

Then I'm getting a few things together for Christmas gifts.  Aren't these cute?  Actually, the one in the middle is not a gift...it's the one I'm keeping...lol.


Then this a  client quilt I finished earlier in the week.  I would have liked to do closer swags, but she preferred less, so that is what it is.  Still OK though I think.  I used the circle lord heartz templates for the hearts, Tracey Browning's' template for the swags, stencils for the other 2 borders, and ruler work and freehand for the rest. 

Fairfield bamboo/cotton batting and Superior So Fine thread.

And I don't know if I mentioned, but we sold our big sailboat.  The new owners are from Anchorage, Alaska;  and they arrived today.  We are helping them load and going over all the systems with them.  They will set sail on next Monday, bound for the Caribbean.

As I was removing our personal stuff off the boat in preparation for the new owners, I came across this little quilt that I keep on top of the linen chest in our stateroom.  This is where Sidney and Ira always sleep when we were underway.  I made this when we bought this boat 10 years ago, before we set off for the Caribbean on our adventures.





Needless to say, a few tears were shed when I came across this, it brought back many memories of all the wonderful travels on this boat with our beautiful Sid and Ira.

Such a bittersweet time.

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